Local athletes set to compete at CIF Track and Field Championships | Cover 3 Sports Ticker
The Cover 3 Sports Ticker highlights pivotal matchups in the Games of the Week, and provides updates on local athletes in the Local Stars and Pajaro Valley Little League sections.
Games of the Week
St. Francis vs. Carmel, baseball, Friday at 4pm: The No. 4 seeded...
Aptos names Zach Hewett new football head coach
The search for a new football head coach at Aptos High is over after the school announced Thursday that Zach Hewett will take over the program for the upcoming 2024 fall season.
The 39-year-old Aptos alum was promoted from his role as JV head coach...
St. Francis’ Nash Horton named Cypress Division’s top player | All-PCAL boys’ basketball
St. Francis senior Nash Horton was named the Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024-25 winter season. After missing one year on the court, the standout Sharks guard returned to score an average of 21.1 points per game and...
Grizzlies off to grand start in PCAL Mission Division play | High school flag football
Pajaro Valley flag football head coach Cesar Rojas was thrown straight into the Grizzlies den when the school decided to launch the program one week prior to the 2024 season.
He had just seven days to prepare 25 student-athletes using a simple playbook that they...
Pajaro Valley drops league opener to Santa Cruz | High school football
Pajaro Valley’s football team couldn’t catch a break in last week’s league opener even when momentum seemed to be riding their way the entire afternoon.
As a result, the Grizzlies fell to Santa Cruz, 44-19, in the teams’ Pacific Coast Athletic League Santa Lucia Division...
Pajaronian Sports Ticker: St. Francis’ Sam Braun, Aptos’ Abby Sherwood named Preps of the Week
This week’s edition of the Pajaronian Sports Ticker highlights local prep athletes for their performances during the week of Feb. 5-11.
Preps of the Week
Boys: St. Francis High senior Sam Braun had back-to-back monster games for the Sharks boys’ basketball team. He finished with 24...
St. Francis aims to return as top contenders in PCAL Mission-North Division | High school football
Upon further review, St. Francis football head coach John Ausman took note after last week’s set of scrimmages that the coaching staff might be dealing with a problem.
No need to worry, though.
Ausman made sure to mention that it was what he called a “good...
Mustangs girls team remains hopeful for playoff berth | High school basketball roundup
A sense of pressure was evident throughout the gymnasium when the Monte Vista Christian girl’s basketball team visited Soledad High in last week’s battle for first place in the Mission Division.
The Mustangs had to win in order just to keep their league title hopes...
Sharks hand ‘Catz first loss in league play | Boys basketball
WATSONVILLE—The last time St. Francis High sophomore Nash Horton and his teammates played Watsonville High, they walked off their home court following a disappointing loss.
The Sharks got some redemption on Thursday night after going into Wildcatz territory for a 57-53 win in Pacific Coast...
Mustangs in full stride as race for PCAL Mission Division title begins to tighten | High school baseball
Monte Vista Christian’s baseball team continues to run on all cylinders following an 11-1 crushing victory over Rancho San Juan in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division action Thursday afternoon.
Mustangs sophomore pitcher Chris Bautista allowed one run on six hits and one walk while...
Local players earn All-PCAL First, Second Team honors | High school...
The annual list of All-Pacific Coast Athletic League baseball teams was released June 1, which included 14 players from the four high schools in...
